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The story centers on and Bennett Bradford . After a miscommunication in high school led to a bitter falling out, the two have spent years avoiding each other. Otherwise Engaged by Avery Keelan
Thayer invents a fake boyfriend to escape pressure from her family during her twin sister's wedding—especially since her sister is marrying Thayer's ex-boyfriend. Reviewers on Goodreads and The StoryGraph often describe
Bennett, a business rival to Thayer's sister's fiancé, discovers her lie. Facing his own business crisis and needing to repair his reputation, he leverages the secret to force Thayer into a fake engagement. Otherwise Engaged by Avery Keelan
Fueled by years of animosity and witty, biting banter.